Auxiliary Field No. 1 for the Cahokia, IL, AAF flying program, located about three miles SE of Belleville, IL, was leased for the duration of the program. (3 July 1940 - 12 March 1944) [courtesy Ed Sutorius]

Auxiliary Field No. 2 for the Cahokia, IL, AAF flying program, located about four miles NE of Millstadt, IL, was leased for the duration of the program. (August 1942 - March 1944) [courtesy Ed Sutorius]

Parks College of Saint Louis University (Cahokia, Ill.); Military cadets -- United States; World War, 1939-1945; Flight training; Airplanes -- Piloting; Fighter pilots -- United States

Class 44-G, the last class of flying cadets to go through Primary Flight Training at Parks Cahokia Campus in World War Two. The cadet kneeling second from the right in the second row, who is not wearing a flight helmet, is Fred Olivi. He was the...

Parks Ryan Speedster P-2A: J-6 X/Right R-540 engine, 5 cylinder, 165 HP, Top Speed 120 MPH; certified: 14 November 1929. Ten of these aircraft were built in Cahokia and assembled in Detroit. The P-2A in this photo was restored and is owned by Wayne...

Aerial map of Parks College Campus in Cahokia, IL. This exact image was printed in the Saint Louis University Faculty and Staff Telephone Directory for four consecutive years [1987 (p. 9), 1988 (p. 20), 1989 and 1990 (p. 22)]

Aerial map of Parks College Campus in Cahokia, IL. This exact image was printed in the Saint Louis University Faculty and Staff Telephone Directory for three consecutive years [1991 (p. 22), 1992 (p. 12) and 1993 (p. 22)]

Aerial map of Parks College Campus in Cahokia, IL. This exact image was printed in the Saint Louis University Faculty and Staff Telephone Directory for four consecutive years. [1994 (p. 23), 1995 (p?), 1996 (p. 25) and 1997 (p. 22)]

Map of Parks College Campus in Cahokia, IL. This was printed in the Saint Louis University Faculty and Staff Telephone Directory. This is the last year this map was printed, since the Parks campus moved across the Mississippi to the main (Frost)...

Students in Room 11 of Cahokia Hall: (left) Bill Saavedra, (middle) Unidentified (right) Ted Stultz. This small room had a single bunk, a double bunk and three desks, plus all the belongings of three students. (c. 1946)

Auxiliary Field No. 1 for the Cahokia, IL, AAF flying program, located about three miles Southeast of Belleville, IL, was leased for the duration of the program. (3 July 1940 - 12 March 1944) [Courtesy Ed Sutorius]